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8. Is there any physical damage?
9. Do control knobs/buttons work and is labeling readable? Does any display screen work and is it readable? 10. Does unit work? 11. Did unit drain properly? 12. Did unit leak? 13. Did unit’s heating elements appear to work? 14. Did soap dish work? Steps 5 through 14 may or may not prevent additional testing and are dependent on the specific dishwasher. At any point, if a no answer also means that the dishwasher cannot be properly tested, we will not proceed with subsequent steps. When further evaluation is performed, that licensed professional should begin the evaluation process all over again and not start in the middle of the evaluation. |
In some instances, depending on the initial problem, evaluation by the licensed professional might be much more extensive than a home inspector’s evaluation. That’s why they charge more, and that’s why we only recommend them when absolutely necessary.
We’re looking for the biggest problems, and if we find the big problem (doesn’t look like it’s gonna work), then there is no reason for us to try to document all the other problems. Indeed, many times a problem can only be detected when something is being used, so if it doesn’t look like one can use it safely and in the fashion it was intended, we don’t go any further. If we did try to document all the other problems, your home inspection would have lasted many hours and cost substantially more than what you paid, and your home inspection report might have become unwieldy, unreadable, and/or undecipherable. So, again, we’re looking for the biggest problems first and then the more minor or cosmetic problems. This is also the reason why a home inspection on a new home takes longer than a home inspection on an older home; we have to work harder to find those minor problems since there are usually less major problems. |
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